US4526375A - Golf ball - Google Patents
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- US4526375A US4526375A US06/572,472 US57247284A US4526375A US 4526375 A US4526375 A US 4526375A US 57247284 A US57247284 A US 57247284A US 4526375 A US4526375 A US 4526375A
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- Prior art keywords
- cover
- metal oxide
- ionic copolymer
- golf ball
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- Prior art date
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
- A63B37/0003—Golf balls
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
- A63B37/0003—Golf balls
- A63B37/0023—Covers
- A63B37/0024—Materials other than ionomers or polyurethane
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
- A63B37/0003—Golf balls
- A63B37/007—Characteristics of the ball as a whole
- A63B37/0072—Characteristics of the ball as a whole with a specified number of layers
- A63B37/0074—Two piece balls, i.e. cover and core
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08K—Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
- C08K3/00—Use of inorganic substances as compounding ingredients
- C08K3/18—Oxygen-containing compounds, e.g. metal carbonyls
- C08K3/20—Oxides; Hydroxides
- C08K3/22—Oxides; Hydroxides of metals
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
- C08L23/00—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
- C08L23/02—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers not modified by chemical after-treatment
- C08L23/04—Homopolymers or copolymers of ethene
- C08L23/08—Copolymers of ethene
- C08L23/0846—Copolymers of ethene with unsaturated hydrocarbons containing other atoms than carbon or hydrogen atoms
- C08L23/0869—Acids or derivatives thereof
- C08L23/0876—Neutralised polymers, i.e. ionomers
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S524/00—Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
- Y10S524/908—Composition having specified shape, e.g. rod, stick, or ball, and other than sheet, film, or fiber
Abstract
Description
TABLE 1 __________________________________________________________________________ Composition No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 __________________________________________________________________________ Ingredients (part) Ionomer resin A 100 -- -- 100 100 100 100 -- 50 Ionomer resin B -- 100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ionomer resin C -- -- 100 -- -- -- -- 100 -- Ionomer resin D -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50 Magnesium oxide 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 -- -- -- -- Zinc oxide -- -- -- -- -- 1.5 -- -- -- Titanium dioxide 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 __________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 2 __________________________________________________________________________ Com. Com. Com. Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 __________________________________________________________________________ Cover composition No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 Kind of core* W W S W W W W S W The number of undamaged balls at -10° C. 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 at -20° C. 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 1 5 at -30° C. 5 4 6 5 6 5 0 0 0 __________________________________________________________________________ *"W" shows a wound core, and "S" shows a solid core.
Claims (5)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP58009217A JPS59135078A (en) | 1983-01-22 | 1983-01-22 | Golf ball |
JP58-9217 | 1983-01-22 |
Publications (1)
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US4526375A true US4526375A (en) | 1985-07-02 |
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US06/572,472 Expired - Lifetime US4526375A (en) | 1983-01-22 | 1984-01-20 | Golf ball |
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GB (1) | GB2134799B (en) |
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